I hate wasting food. Especially cheese!

by haircryboohoo

25 Comments

  1. I would say that if you shave off the bits of mold from the piece on the right, that one is still good, too.

  2. General rule of thumb I learned in school about cheese and mold. Hard cheese, cut off mold and continue on. Soft cheese toss. I’m not sure if that advice still rings true.

  3. Aurelianshitlist on

    The non-moldy part is fine.

    Tip for storing hard cheeses like parmesan. Take it out of the plastic as soon as you buy it. Wrap it in parchment paper and store that inside of a glass container with a lid (plastic if you have to). It will last much, much longer that way.

  4. Supersteve1233 on

    Its still good, from what I know anything further than 1 inch from the mold spots should be perfectly fine.

  5. B_R_O_N_C_H_O on

    Cut the mold and an inch past it and you should be good. Basically throw the right part away as it is. Left is bueno.

  6. Just a “blemish” cut them off and use everything else ….

    It’s perfectly normal for that to happen …
    And term blemish makes it seem as such…

  7. Don’t touch cheese with your bare hands. The oils on your skin create the mold. If you look at the cheese, the spots are fingertip sized.

    Ever since I learned this and started holding it by the packaging or using gloves, my cheese never gets those mold spots.

    Try it.

  8. unoriginal_goat on

    wipe the cheese with a clean rag dipped in salt water and it’s all good.

    I’ve made more than my fair share of cheese over the years wiping it down is all part and parcel of the process.

  9. CatfromLongIsland on

    With hard cheeses you can cut off the moldy bits. This is not the case with soft cheeses.

  10. Do no one use Google? Or is it they are looking for answers from people you don’t know and also not verifying what they’re telling you is the truth. Just like I did all you have to say to Google is if I have a block of Parmesan cheese and part of it is molded do I have to throw the whole thing out.

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